National Integrated Drought Information System Interactive Agriculture and Drought Map

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Integrated Drought Information System Interactive Agriculture and Drought Map is a comprehensive web-based tool that visualizes the complex relationships between drought conditions and agricultural activity across the United States. The application overlays detailed agricultural data from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service, including crop production by type (corn, cotton, hay, rice, sorghum, soybeans, wheat) and livestock inventory, with multiple drought monitoring indicators such as the United States Drought Monitor, North American Drought Monitor, Climate Prediction Center drought outlooks, Palmer Drought Severity Index, Standardized Precipitation Index outlooks, Cooperative Observer Program Morphing Technique Daily Standardized Precipitation Index, National Centers for Environmental Information Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index, Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Evaporative Stress Index, Vegetation Drought Response Index, Quick Drought Response Index, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Vegetation Health Index, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Based Groundwater and Soil Moisture, National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network Soil Moisture, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network Gridded Population data. Users can interactively explore different map layers through an intuitive interface that allows them to toggle between various drought metrics, agricultural commodities, and climate conditions, with data represented through color-coded county-level visualizations and scalable symbols indicating production volumes. The tool serves as a critical resource for farmers, researchers, policymakers, and agricultural stakeholders to understand how drought impacts agricultural productivity, assess regional vulnerabilities, and make informed decisions about crop management and resource allocation by providing both current conditions and historical context through its extensive collection of meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural datasets.